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Tory ex-ministers defend record as pressure mounts after Afghan data leak

Members of the previous administration are distancing themselves from the handling of the breach.

Evening Standard

Tory ex-ministers defend record after PM demands ‘answers’ over Afghan data leak

The leak saw the details of almost 19,000 people seeking to flee Afghanistan released

Evening Standard

No automatic right to resettlement for Afghans in data leak, says Healey

Defence secretary says it was ‘never the plan to bring everyone’ on dataset to UK, while Ben Wallace denies Tories sought superinjunction

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Rachael Maskell ‘upset’ for Labour party as she confirms her suspension – as it happened

The York Central MP said she had been suspended for ‘standing up for my constituents’ over the benefits plans

The Guardian - UK

UK urged to bring hundreds of Afghan heroes to safety after major blunder saw them wrongly rejected

Afghan commandos who fought side-by-side with UK special forces had been denied help and left at the mercy of the Taliban before ministers announced a rethink of cases

The Independent UK

Inside Tory ex-minister’s mission to Ukraine where soldiers will not give in to Putin’s demands

Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer said the spirit of ex-soldiers was remarkable as he joined up with charities and the country’s veterans ministry

The Independent UK

UK MPs condemn ‘deeply disrespectful’ JD Vance comments

US vice-president’s comments on proposed Anglo-French deployment to Ukraine prompt outrage

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Iraq veteran MP condemns JD Vance over claim Britain ‘hasn’t fought a war in 40 years’

Keir Starmer hit back as vice president accused of ‘erasing experience’ of UK armed forces personnel who served alongside US in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Former MP Johnny Mercer avoids threat of jail over SAS inquiry – for now

Judge lifts threat ‘for the time being’ after ex-minister withheld names from inquiry into misconduct claims

The Guardian - UK

Ex-veterans’ minister Johnny Mercer facing prison as request to withhold names denied by Afghan inquiry

Former Tory MP given two-week deadline to hand over names of whistleblowers who told him about alleged special forces murders after appeal denied

The Independent UK

Full list of 175 Tory MPs that lost their jobs in election bloodbath

Penny Mordaunt, Jacob Rees-Mogg and former prime minister Liz Truss were among the Tory big beasts who lost their seats

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer will not appoint dedicated veterans’ minister sitting in cabinet

Armed forces charity Help for Heroes said it was ‘disappointed’ that no dedicated veterans’ minister had been appointed to sit in cabinet

The Independent UK

Service record row and Sunak’s D-Day blunder – but Johnny Mercer fights on for one last campaign

Despite a near-13,000 majority, Johnny Mercer and his team of canvassers are putting in the miles in Plymouth ahead of the 4 July election, reports Alex Ross from the campaign trail

The Independent UK

Johnny Mercer to stand down at next election blaming abuse as he reveals voter’s horrific comment to daughter

Exclusive: The veterans’ minister said if he is re-elected on 4 July he will serve just one more term, as he reveals the toll of abuse on him and his family

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Tory candidates beg voters: back me, not Sunak

Exclusive: Tory candidates try to separate themselves from Rishi Sunak in desperate bid to get elected

The Independent UK

‘We need leadership’: Alistair Carns on leaving the military to become a Labour minister

A colonel and former marine has been appointed veterans’ minister five days after being elected as a Labour MP. Kim Sengupta talks to him about his decision to stand

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage criticised for suggesting the West provoked Putin's invasion of Ukraine

The Reform leader has been accused of ‘echoing Putin’s vile justification for the brutal invasion of Ukraine’.

The Independent UK

Johnny Mercer urged to apologise for accusing Labour rival of lying about military service

The veterans minister has been widely condemned for suggesting former Royal Marine Fred Thomas lied about leading men into combat to boost his political career

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The Independent UK

Big-name Tories who could lose their seat after exit poll predicts disastrous general election results

Rishi Sunak’s own seat of Richmond, in North Yorkshire is at risk - here is when high profile Tories expect to hear their results

Evening Standard

D-Day veteran accuses Rishi Sunak of 'letting down the country' by leaving Normandy ceremony early

Former prisoner of war Ken Hay, 98, has criticised the Prime Minister for leaving a D-Day commemoration in Normandy early

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak gifts Nigel Farage open goal for TV debate with D-Day ceremony fly home early blunder

The PM has apologised for flying back to the UK early to do a TV interview in which he denied ‘lying’ about Labour’s tax plans

The Guardian - UK

Sunak struggles to control Tory party on chaotic fifth day of election campaign

Prime minister campaigns in Buckinghamshire as his military service plan is criticised and MP defects to Reform

Evening Standard

Tory MPs 'blamed for poor start to election campaign' in leaked email blunder

Internal memo accuses MPs of failing to ‘get behind’ campaign and knock on doors

Evening Standard

The Tory MPs whose seats are at risk this general election

A number of top Conservatives could be at risk this general election

The Independent UK

Ten top Tories at risk of losing seats at the general election

Voters to choose new prime minister and MPs, with a host of top Conservatives at risk of being ejected from Commons

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